Dr. Emily Ryo

Biography

Emily Ryo joined the faculty of Duke Law School in July 2023 as the Charles L. B. Lowndes Distinguished Professor of Law. Prior to this position, she was a professor of law and sociology at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. Emily has also held a research fellowship at Stanford Law School and has served as a law clerk for the Honorable M. Margaret McKeown of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She practiced at the international law firm Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. Emily's educational background includes a JD from Harvard Law School and a PhD in Sociology from Stanford University. Her research focuses on the intersections of race, inequality, and the justice system, particularly in the context of immigration law.

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